2024 Random NFL Stuff Thread…

[Chocolate Lab]

What I like best about Bill is he isn't afraid to pull someone out of a game if they aren't doing their job. And it doesn't matter how talented you are. If shit was happening like it did against the Saints, dude wouldn't have hesitated to pull anyone off the field, even Parsons if he wasn't filling his gap.

I love that too, but I doubt Jerry would. Another reason I doubt he comes here.

 

[boozeman]

Amen. Young clearly sucks. The only thing I'd blame the organization for is taking him in the first place.

This is just a very bad QB. There's no developing that.

The warning signs were there.

This was as dumb, strike that, dumber than drafting Tim Tebow in the first. Good to great college player, but clearly there were limitations. Young is short, slight and I can’t say he is a kid that impresses you with the other intangibles.

But this was the first pick AND they traded up for him.

The Panthers were not doing well when he bought the team. But good Christ, this fucking guy is a nightmare.

 

[boozeman]

Interesting.

Good luck waiting on Zimmer replicating this.

 

[boozeman]

There is no way Jerry Jones would ever admit he was wrong about Amari.

 

[bbgun]

 

[NoDak]

Please God. Let us give up at least a 2nd rounder for him.

The wailing and gnashing of teeth will be glorious.

Amen.

 

[Genghis Khan]

If Mosher is saying this, he's definitely getting dealt.

 

[Texas Ace]

Please God. Let us give up at least a 2nd rounder for him.

The wailing and gnashing of teeth will be glorious.

Amen.

It's never gonna happen, but if we did trade for him, it would definitely cost more than what we got for him.

Can you imagine the ridicule that would come from doing something like that?

 

[data]

The NFL almost needs a separate cap and/or maximum salaries for QB's based on both statistical production and winning (not just regular season games, but how far they've gone in the playoffs and at what frequency).

Like there's no way there should be a straight max where Lawrence is paid the same as Mahomes. Based on some sort of formula a QB like Lawrence should be capped at like 45-50 or something, whereas the cap for Mahomes should be like 70.

It's gotten so ridiculous that something dramatic needs to happen because ironically the league's desire for parity is starting to go by the wayside, at least in terms of who is winning/making Super Bowls.

It's basically just Mahomes and QB's on rookie deals (Hurts, Purdy, Burrow) over the last 5 years. The only exception is Stafford and I think that was a pretty big fluke.

I don’t like today’s QB contract rates/guarantees either, but what you suggest is overstepping it. Feels like the govt interfering with free market capitalism. Owners and GMs are doing this willingly to themselves. With the hard salary cap, there’s fairness. If you don’t want to pay for the QB, use that money and get premium players at 3 other positions.

Where the NFL could/should get involved is rebalancing the rules so they don’t overwhelmingly favor passing offense.

The NFL right now is geared towards wanting all 32 teams to follow the same team-building methodology - pass pass pass - so, yeah, it exacerbates the QB have and have nots leading to this QB contract problem.

30 years ago, you’d have numerous teams built on defense or built on running or built on passing. Today, the Derrick Henry Titans may be the last of its kind.

 

[mcnuttz]

It's never gonna happen, but if we did trade for him, it would definitely cost more than what we gave up for him.

Can you imagine the ridicule that would come from doing something like that?

You do mean more than what we got for him, right?

We gave up a 1st before, hopefully they wouldn't give up more than that.

 

[Texas Ace]

You do mean more than what we got for him, right?

We gave up a 1st before, hopefully they wouldn't give up more than that.

Oh yes.... That was a typo.

 

[Rev]

Please God. Let us give up at least a 2nd rounder for him.

The wailing and gnashing of teeth will be glorious.

Amen.

Next time can you give me second to come up with this brilliant take. I need more MoC points.

 

[NoDak]

Next time can you give me second to come up with this brilliant take. I need more MoC points.

You shouldn't have to 'come up with' anything, rookie. It should come naturally. Instantaneously. Flowing from deep within.

Just focus on this one thought...'Which result of the situation in question would have the greatest effect of driving booze insane?' And then just take it from there. If you can set him off the rest of the board will burn along with him, while we dance.

 

[Cotton]

You shouldn't have to 'come up with' anything, rookie. It should come naturally. Instantaneously. Flowing from deep within.

Just focus on this one thought...'Which result of the situation in question would have the greatest effect of driving booze insane?' And then just take it from there. If you can set him off the rest of the board will burn along with him, while we dance.

It is one of my life's missions to mess with Booze.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

It is one of my life's missions to mess with Booze.

Boozeshakin’

 

[boozeman]

You shouldn't have to 'come up with' anything, rookie. It should come naturally. Instantaneously. Flowing from deep within.

Just focus on this one thought...'Which result of the situation in question would have the greatest effect of driving booze insane?' And then just take it from there. If you can set him off the rest of the board will burn along with him, while we dance.

Your obsession with me is troubling.

If you have not noticed is that I have been working on my anger problems and really now IDGAF.

BTW, the replay is on NFLN and it is starting to piss me off.

 

[Foobio]

 

[Genghis Khan]

At first I felt old, but then I thought wait, I mean I know what for example a victrola is and it's well before my time. I feel like people should still have a passing recognition of these things.

 

[Foobio]

Arctos’ Chad Hutchinson talks private equity investment in teams, potential for NFL
By Xavier Hunter
9.18.2024

Arctos partner Chad Hutchinson predicts that about half of the NFL will be involved with PE firms in the next five years

As the only private equity approved for team investment across each of the Big Five leagues in North America (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS), Arctos Partners has a unique perspective into the value of franchises and where they may be able to maximize value. Speaking on Day 2 of the AXS DRIVE event, Arctos partner Chad Hutchinson noted the firm has a fund of around $8 billion deployed for sports investments, largely across teams, but also within sports-related technology outfits such as SeakGeek and GeoComply.

Arctos’ portfolio includes teams and firms such the Warriors, Dodgers, HBSE, FSG, Aston Martin F1 and Smith Entertainment Group and more recently, Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (among many other teams).

But the next frontier will be the NFL, as that league has opened up investment opportunities in teams. Hutchinson, a former MLB and NFL player, said NFL teams are thinking about succession plans, how to monetize in their respective international markets and how to build other assets around their sports-adjacent real estate. “We’re minority interest -- we can be as passive as you want, and we can be as active as you want,” he said. Looking ahead, Hutchinson predicts that about half of the NFL will be involved with private equity firms in the next five years.

See more on Hutchinson’s thoughts on NFL investment in the SBJ Football newsletter on Thursday.

• On sovereign wealth funds compared to private equity firms: “We’re purpose-built for sports. ... Generally, when you think about a sovereign wealth fund, they’re providing liquidity. It comes down to what the teams want.”

• On private equity in college sports: “PE cannot invest directly into the athletic department of a college. There is no perceived exit.” (Hutchinson did feel college mixed-use could be a target)

• On F1 growth in the U.S. (Hutchinson sits on the board of the Aston Martin team): “The power of F1 is on the consumer but also the power of the B2B -- the ability to sell sponsorship and activate that.”

• On MLB’s future: “They’re facing some serious headwinds, but I still think it’s a good product. They’re going to continue to have to evolve.”

• On investing in women’s sports: “There’s a ton of momentum. ... They have to continue to drive revenue.”

 

[bbgun]